ZAMBIA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,436	10	4,432	+ 18,004
Lung Disease	2	12,985	21	1,273	+ 11,713
Stroke	3	10,288	3	7,948	+ 2,341
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	9,894	5	6,275	+ 3,619
Tuberculosis	5	6,434	6	5,941	+ 493
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,792	2	9,517	- 3,725
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,007	14	2,395	+ 1,612
Liver Disease	8	3,964	9	4,501	- 536
Low Birth Weight	9	3,524	8	4,857	- 1,333
Falls	10	3,332	28	596	+ 2,736
Kidney Disease	11	3,290	18	1,760	+ 1,530
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,138	11	3,654	- 516
Asthma	13	2,894	26	741	+ 2,153
Suicide	14	2,559	20	1,303	+ 1,256
Other Injuries	15	2,208	19	1,729	+ 479
Oral Cancer	16	1,981	48	155	+ 1,825
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	1,869	29	590	+ 1,279
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	1,861	45	190	+ 1,671
Hypertension	19	1,595	13	2,616	- 1,021
Birth Trauma	20	1,518	7	5,062	- 3,544
Lung Cancers	21	1,303	41	226	+ 1,077
Breast Cancer	22	1,222	35	366	+ 857
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,222	12	3,146	- 1,924
Stomach Cancer	24	1,196	42	206	+ 990
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	1,142	43	203	+ 939
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,005	40	246	+ 760
Violence	27	764	23	1,153	- 389
Drownings	28	720	27	689	+ 31
Encephalitis	29	710	59	70	+ 640
Cervical Cancer	30	669	17	1,799	- 1,130
HIV/AIDS	31	655	1	17,234	- 16,579
Parkinson's Disease	32	641	47	164	+ 477
Lymphomas	33	593	31	548	+ 45
Oesophagus Cancer	34	574	36	359	+ 216
Leukemia	35	493	39	261	+ 232
Meningitis	36	492	16	1,976	- 1,484
Pancreas Cancer	37	484	62	42	+ 442
Prostate Cancer	38	457	30	561	- 105
Liver Cancer	39	448	46	177	+ 271
Epilepsy	40	447	38	332	+ 115
Maternal Conditions	41	383	22	1,188	- 805
Fires	42	343	32	546	- 203
Alcohol	43	341	49	140	+ 201
Ovary Cancer	44	324	57	82	+ 241
Skin Disease	45	264	52	126	+ 138
Dengue	46	259	74	1	+ 258
Endocrine Disorders	47	225	37	354	- 128
Bladder Cancer	48	208	50	132	+ 76
Inflammatory/Heart	49	187	33	501	- 315
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	176	63	30	+ 146
Measles	51	176	61	48	+ 128
Drug Use	52	173	53	122	+ 51
Appendicitis	53	166	56	84	+ 82
Pertussis	54	149	25	743	- 594
Malnutrition	55	127	15	2,303	- 2,175
Hepatitis B	56	121	55	104	+ 17
Malaria	57	114	4	7,882	- 7,768
Tetanus	58	105	44	190	- 85
Uterin Cancer	59	101	64	30	+ 71
Skin Cancers	60	75	54	108	- 33
Poisonings	61	52	34	456	- 404
Other Neoplasms	62	44	65	20	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	63	34	67	13	+ 21
Syphilis	64	30	24	885	- 855
Hepatitis C	65	20	66	18	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	66	14	58	72	- 58
War	67	13	69	6	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	68	9	60	68	- 59
Chlamydia	69	6	71	3	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	68	9	- 7
Otitis Media	71	1	70	5	- 4
Diphtheria	72	1	73	3	- 2
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	128	- 128
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.